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Published on: August 13, 2026
If E.coli is grown in a medium with a recombinant DNA with ampicillin resistant gene, then the term transformants will be applicable to those 
. coli which have
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Transformants are those E. coli cells that have successfully taken up the recombinant DNA (with ampicillin resistance gene).
Because of the resistance gene, they can survive in ampicillin-containing medium, while non-transformants die.
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